Combination curtain and shade holder



Aug. 23, 1932. 1 B. PQRMANN 1,873,028

COMBINATION CURTAIN AND SHADE HOLDER Filed Aug. 15, 1928 vwmtoz BJormarzn $51 a t 70144 I Patented Aug. 23, 1932 UNITED STATES PATENT" orFica BERTHA roammm or omen any, nnw JERSEY COMBINATION CURTAIN nun snAnE HOLDER Application filed August 15, 1928. serial no. 299,769.

rods supporting the curtain readily attached to the brackets. The above and other objects will become apparent in the description below, iii which characters of reference refer to like-named parts in the drawing.

Referring briefly to the drawing, Figure 1 15 is a'perspective view of one of the brackets.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of-the complemental bracket. e I

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the brackets' as they are used in supporting a shade and the curtain rods. a

Figure 4 is an end elevational View of one ofthe curtain rods.

Referring detail to the drawing, the I numeral indicates. a substantially square 25 base plate. This base plate 10 is provided on one of the brackets, while a similar base plate 11, oflthe samesize, shape and thickness, is used on the complemental bracket shown in Figure 2. These base plates are 0 each provided, with a plurality of openings 12 through which tacks are passed when securing the brackets in place upon the surface of a window casing. The base 10 has .a tongue 13 extending outwardly from one of its-edges. This tongue is provided with a slot 14 which receives the spring winding mechanism of a shade roller 15.- Thejbase -11 of the complemental bracket is provided" with a similar tongue 16 in which an opening 17 is provided, said opening being adapted to receivethe axial peg: 18 at the opposite end of the shade roller'1 5 Each of the base plates 10 and 11 is provided with a pair of parallel-upright ears 19 and 20. The ear 19 is formed by blanking out a 'portion of the baseplate 10, while the ear 20 of these brackets is formed'by. providing aprojecting por- 7 tion at the side edge of the base plates and bending this projecting ortion at right angles to the surface of-the ase plate. Each rounded corner. I with a. pointed projection 21a adapted to 'tween the'curtain rod and theear, with the of the ears has respective small resilient ger 21 complemental to' it which finger 1s separated from thebottom'edges of the ears by relatively small slits 22. One corner of each of the ears 19-and 20 is surmounted by a lug 23. This lug is adapted to be inserted into an elongated opening 24 formed inthe hollow end 25 of a curved curtain'hanging. rod 26. The lower outer corner of each ear' is rounded, as shown, and in the'lowe'r edge of the car a notch is formed adjacent the Each finger 21 is provided register in the said notch. The hollow channel 27, formed in this rod, is adapted to pass 66 over the ear 19 or-2O and conceal the same from view and be secured'in position on this car by being frictionally posltioned over the resilient'finger 21.

The brackets illustrated in the drawing are 70 adapted to support a window shade and a pair of curtain rods when used in pairs and arranged upon a window casing. .These brackets are complemental to each other and cooperate in supporting the window shade, so that the spring "of the shade roller is tensed when the shade is lowered. The brackets are primarily adapted to support a pair of .curtain rodsin position, one adjacent the other,

so that a panel effect of draping may be had in front of the-window. These curtain rods 26 attheir endsarebent and, near the upper corner, elongated openings 24are provided into which are 'slippedthe lugs 23 provided on the cars 20. The curtain rods are of hollow construction at their ends, as indicatedby the numeral 27 so that they may be readily slipped over the ears 19 and 20. These rods hang suspended from these lugs 23 and as- 'sume an'outwardly projecting position, as

they are propped against the" surface of the base plates-10 and 11. The resilient finger 21 is-adapted to. provide a frictional fit'bew latter of which it is aligned.

It is to be noted' that certain changes in. form and construction may be made without A departing from the spirit and scope ofthe invention. I claimz In a device of the class described, a fiat bracket, outstanding ears on said bracket, said ears having substantially parallel sides, upright lugs on said ears, said lugs being adapted to pass through openings in curtain rods When the latter are slipped over said ears, a resilient finger beneath each ear in the same plane as said ear, the end of said finger and the adjacent corner of said ear be- 10 ing rounded, the lower edge of said ear havj ing a notch therein adjacent said rounded corner, said finger having a pointed projection adapted to register in said notch, said finger being adapted to frictionally engage 15 said rod to retain the rod in place on the bracket.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

BERTHA PORMANN. 

